Philippe Reines, a former top aide to Hillary Clinton, called Gillibrand a hypocrite for speaking out after accepting support from the Clintons for years. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

"Senate voted to keep POTUS WJC. But not enough for you @SenGillibrand? Over 20 yrs you took the Clintons' endorsements, money, and seat. Hypocrite," he added.

Gillibrand called Reines' accusations "ridiculous" and said he's focused on the wrong topic.

"Bill Clinton did very important things for this country," she told MSNBC, "but my point is about this conversation that we're having today and that we need to have the highest standard for our elected leaders."

Hillary Clinton wouldn't chastise Gillibrand but pointed out that her husband was "investigated fully" and "held accountable."

"That is very different than what people seem to be remembering from that period," she told radio host Rita Cosby.

Gillibrand was appointed to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate after she was named Secretary of State under the Obama administration and backed her bid for the White House.

Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of the House's investigation into the affair. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Th New York Senator also turned the conversation toward President Trump, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women.

"And I think in light of this conversation, we should have a very different conversation about President Trump, and a very different conversation about allegations against him," she said.

Gillibrand's comments come as sexual harassment and misconduct have become part of a national discussion in the wake of bombshell allegations in Hollywood and Capitol Hill.

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On Thursday, a television and radio host accused Sen. Al Franken(D-Mn.) of forcefully kissing and groping her during a USO tour in 2006.

Gillibrand, among other lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, called for an ethics probe into Franken. She also said she will donate money given to her campaign by a Franken-linked PAC to charity.